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Hollister Elementary

Q: Is Hollister Elementary a good school?

Hollister Elementary ranks 1369 th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-6

1369^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 77% of California elementary schools

Summary

Hollister Elementary is a K-6 public school serving 393 students in Santa Barbara, part of the highly-rated Goleta Union Elementary School District.

Academically, Hollister is a solid 4-star school where students consistently outperform state averages in English, Math, and Science. It stands out for its effectiveness with a diverse student body, achieving stronger results than nearby schools with similar demographics, such as La Patera Elementary and El Camino Elementary. However, performance can vary significantly by grade, with a notable dip in 4th-grade English scores, and recent science proficiency has seen a concerning decline.

While Hollister's funding and class sizes are comparable to top district schools like Mountain View Elementary, its chronic absenteeism rate is higher than most peers, representing a key area for improvement. Overall, Hollister provides a strong educational foundation, particularly when compared to schools serving similar communities, but faces specific challenges in attendance consistency and grade-level performance.

393

Students ?

18.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$37,717

Per pupil spending ?

44.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

4950 Anita Ln.
Santa Barbara, CA 93111-2704

(805) 681-1271

District: Goleta Union Elementary

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

51.7%

White:

31.6%

Two or more races:

8.7%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 77th percentile in 2013 → 77th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the California average (56% vs 41% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 23% of California elementary schools

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school56%

District avg58%

California avg41%

1,369^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Top 23%▲ up 12 pts since 2015

From top 35% (2015) to top 23% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

5^th of 9Elementary Schools in the Goleta Union Elementary

295^th of 1,543Goleta Union Elementary among California districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	75.0	1369 of 5857	76.6%	★★★★☆
2024	74.7	1377 of 5869	76.5%	★★★★☆
2023	84.7	965 of 5859	83.5%	★★★★☆
2022	87.5	828 of 5883	85.9%	★★★★☆
2019	67.3	1731 of 5789	70.1%	★★★★☆
2018	62.8	1925 of 5662	66.0%	★★★☆☆
2017	64.5	1820 of 5692	68.0%	★★★☆☆
2016	60.8	1954 of 5614	65.2%	★★★☆☆
2015	59.3	1976 of 5611	64.8%	★★★☆☆
2013	75.6	1286 of 5530	76.7%	★★★★☆
2012	82.4	891 of 5390	83.5%	★★★★☆
2011	76.6	1177 of 5377	78.1%	★★★★☆
2010	67.8	1573 of 5314	70.4%	★★★★☆
2009	54.8	2201 of 5193	57.6%	★★★☆☆
2008	42.0	2828 of 5113	44.7%	★★☆☆☆
2007	60.2	1818 of 5113	64.4%	★★★☆☆
2006	62.5	1645 of 4818	65.9%	★★★☆☆
2005	65.0	1546 of 4822	67.9%	★★★☆☆
2004	62.7	1586 of 4809	67.0%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2019	62.8	741 of 3275	77.4%	★★★★☆
2018	44.8	1518 of 3246	53.2%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	79.3	1102 of 5597	80.3%	★★★★☆
2024	70.9	1454 of 5612	74.1%	★★★★☆
2023	84.6	906 of 5609	83.8%	★★★★☆
2022	87.5	755 of 5635	86.6%	★★★★☆
2019	64.3	1777 of 5492	67.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	60.5	1951 of 5413	64.0%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	61.3	1647 of 5107	67.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	53.2	2052 of 5107	59.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	64.4	1429 of 5087	71.9%	★★★★☆
2022	78.6	796 of 5084	84.3%	★★★★☆
2019	57.3	1837 of 4963	63.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	57.3	1766 of 4830	63.4%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	57.0	2020 of 5460	63.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	51.4	2301 of 5517	58.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	62.5	1594 of 5363	70.3%	★★★★☆
2022	69.5	1200 of 5264	77.2%	★★★★☆
2019	51.0	2336 of 5173	54.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	49.6	2384 of 5084	53.1%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	66.6	1673 of 5628	70.3%	★★★★☆
2024	76.3	1220 of 5643	78.4%	★★★★☆
2023	82.8	974 of 5638	82.7%	★★★★☆
2022	84.6	894 of 5663	84.2%	★★★★☆
2019	66.0	1681 of 5510	69.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	62.2	1841 of 5431	66.1%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	69.4	808 of 2598	68.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	75.8	604 of 2651	77.2%	★★★★☆
2023	91.1	72 of 2661	97.3%	★★★★★
2022	89.7	123 of 2726	95.5%	★★★★★
2019	73.4	687 of 2834	75.8%	★★★★☆
2018	66.1	965 of 2737	64.7%	★★★☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Female (2025)80th percentile+4 vs school

English Language Learner (2019)77th percentile+7 vs school

Male (2025)70th percentile-6 vs school

White (2025)69th percentile-8 vs school

Hispanic (2025)68th percentile-9 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)63rd percentile-14 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy59%+10 vs state

Mathematics55%+18 vs state

Science47%+14 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				CSA Spanish Overall (2025)			CSA Spanish Listening (2025)			CSA Spanish Writing (2025)			CSA Spanish Reading (2025)			CAST Science (2025)		Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy (2025)					Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics (2025)					% Completely Immunized (2022)	% DTP (2022)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients (2025)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	CSA Spanish Overall 3rd Grade	CSA Spanish Overall 4th Grade	CSA Spanish Overall All Grades	CSA Spanish Listening 3rd Grade	CSA Spanish Listening 4th Grade	CSA Spanish Listening All Grades	CSA Spanish Writing 3rd Grade	CSA Spanish Writing 4th Grade	CSA Spanish Writing All Grades	CSA Spanish Reading 3rd Grade	CSA Spanish Reading 4th Grade	CSA Spanish Reading All Grades	CAST Science 5th Grade	CAST Science All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 3rd Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 4th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 5th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 6th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 3rd Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 4th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 5th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 6th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics All Grades	% Completely Immunized KG	% DTP KG	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Hollister Elementary	Public	K-6	4950 Anita Ln.	Santa Barbara	93111	Santa Barbara County	Goleta Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 681-1271	393	21	18.7	44.5%	124 (31.6%)	3 (0.8%)	203 (51.7%)	28 (7.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (8.7%)	75	1369^th of 5857 public elementary schools	76.6%		74.7	1377^th of 5869 public elementary schools	76.5%	8													46.7	46.7	61.0	41.9	71.1	62.2	59.2	56.1	46.5	62.2	55.6	55.2			$37,717	$36,714	$1,003
El Camino Elementary	Public	K-6	5020 San Simeon Dr.	Santa Barbara	93111	Santa Barbara County	Goleta Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 681-1283	350	17	20.5	46.6%	57 (16.3%)	3 (0.9%)	260 (74.3%)	8 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (6.0%)	44.3	2924^th of 5857 public elementary schools	50.1%		42.9	2998^th of 5869 public elementary schools	48.9%	74	21.6	22.7	22.1	51.0	18.2	35.8	27.5	31.8	29.5	13.7	25.0	19.0	20.0	20.0	45.1	39.6	43.3	54.6	44.9	47.1	35.2	16.7	33.3	35.1			$35,540	$34,886	$654
Foothill Elementary	Public	K-6	711 Ribera Dr.	Santa Barbara	93111	Santa Barbara County	Goleta Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 681-1268	413	19	21.7	17.7%	208 (50.4%)	2 (0.5%)	111 (26.9%)	26 (6.3%)	5 (1.2%)	1 (0.2%)	59 (14.3%)	90.2	649^th of 5857 public elementary schools	88.9%		94.3	401^st of 5869 public elementary schools	93.2%	248													71.4	71.4	79.6	59.3	79.1	82.5	74.7	85.2	51.7	73.8	68.4	69.0			$34,182	$34,182	$00
Vieja Valley Elementary	Public	K-6	434 Nogal Dr.	Santa Barbara	93110	Santa Barbara County	Hope Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 967-1239	313	15	20.8	28.1%	173 (55.3%)	1 (0.3%)	112 (35.8%)	9 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (5.8%)	82.7	1037^th of 5857 public elementary schools	82.3%		90.7	653^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	88.9%	384													60.5	60.5	52.6	67.6	65.1	85.4	67.9	46.0	59.5	55.8	85.4	62.0			$20,900	$19,648	$1,252
Kellogg Elementary	Public	K-6	475 Cambridge Ave.	Goleta	93117	Santa Barbara County	Goleta Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 681-1277	369	17	21.7	24.9%	176 (47.7%)	1 (0.3%)	129 (35.0%)	22 (6.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	41 (11.1%)	84.8	930^th of 5857 public elementary schools	84.1%		78.9	1203^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	79.5%	273													53.9	53.9	77.8	63.4	70.0	71.9	70.7	66.7	58.5	47.5	55.4	56.6			$36,996	$36,996	$00
Mountain View Elementary	Public	K-6	5465 Queen Anne Ln.	Santa Barbara	93111	Santa Barbara County	Goleta Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 681-1284	351	18	19.5	16.8%	212 (60.4%)	1 (0.3%)	69 (19.7%)	22 (6.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	47 (13.4%)	95.1	316^th of 5857 public elementary schools	94.6%		96.4	229^th of 5869 public elementary schools	96.1%	87													60.3	60.3	91.7	85.7	76.3	81.6	83.4	83.3	73.8	66.1	86.8	76.5			$39,393	$37,014	$2,379
Hope Elementary	Public	K-6	3970-A La Colina Rd.	Santa Barbara	93110	Santa Barbara County	Hope Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 563-2974	279	16	17.4	42.3%	109 (39.1%)	2 (0.7%)	138 (49.5%)	8 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	21 (7.5%)	82.3	1059^th of 5857 public elementary schools	81.9%		83.4	1022^nd of 5869 public elementary schools	82.6%	37													51.1	51.1	71.1	61.5	64.4	78.4	68.6	65.8	51.3	44.4	75.7	58.5	93.2	93.2	$27,846	$26,560	$1,286
Santa Barbara Charter	Public, Charter	K-8	6100 Stow Canyon Rd.	Goleta	93117	Santa Barbara County	Santa Barbara Unified	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 967-6522	269	12	22.2	24.5%	157 (58.4%)	0 (0.0%)	71 (26.4%)	16 (5.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (9.3%)	68	1689^th of 5857 public elementary schools	71.2%		57.4	2173^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	63.0%	484													48.6	51.2	59.5	53.9	54.3	54.6	59.1	59.5	46.2	42.9	31.8	46.2			$27,536	$27,068	$468
Monte Vista Elementary	Public	K-6	730 North Hope Ave.	Santa Barbara	93110	Santa Barbara County	Hope Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 687-5333	267	14	19.0	25.8%	151 (56.6%)	0 (0.0%)	91 (34.1%)	13 (4.9%)	3 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (3.4%)	88.8	724^th of 5857 public elementary schools	87.6%		91.9	580^th of 5869 public elementary schools	90.1%	144													70.7	70.7	61.0	73.5	73.2	79.5	71.6	61.0	52.9	78.1	71.8	66.5			$24,289	$22,986	$1,303
La Patera Elementary	Public	K-6	555 North La Patera Ln.	Goleta	93117	Santa Barbara County	Goleta Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 681-1280	369	20	18.4	45.0%	119 (32.2%)	0 (0.0%)	209 (56.6%)	9 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (8.7%)	54.7	2330^th of 5857 public elementary schools	60.2%		67.1	1725^th of 5869 public elementary schools	70.6%	605													45.3	45.3	37.7	52.3	49.1	59.3	49.8	34.0	34.1	39.6	37.3	36.4			$38,847	$38,250	$597

Frequently Asked Questions about Hollister Elementary

What district is Hollister Elementary in?

Goleta Union Elementary

What is the racial makeup of Hollister Elementary?

Students at Hollister Elementary are 52% Hispanic, 32% White, 9% Two or more races, 7% Asian.

How many students attend Hollister Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 393 students attended Hollister Elementary.

Is Hollister Elementary a good school?

Hollister Elementary ranks 1369^th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

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